Deal at aromam: all Geisha perfumes are 30% off + free shipping, offer good through 5/31.
New at barneys: Diptyque L'Eau du 34.
New at first-in-fragrance (GR): Acca Kappa Giallo Elicriso & Giardino Segreto, Creed Fleurs de Gardenia.
Duftstars 2013 ~ the winners
The Fragrance Foundation of Germany has announced the winners of the 2013 Duftstars awards, the German version of the Fifi awards for the best fragrances:
Women’s Prestige ~ Balenciaga Florabotanica
Men’s Prestige ~ Prada Luna Rossa…
Guerlain Ode a la Vanille Sur la Route du Mexique ~ new fragrance
Guerlain has launched Shalimar Ode à la Vanille Sur la Route du Mexique, a new gourmand oriental flanker to 1925’s Shalimar, and the latest in the series that began with 2010’s Shalimar Ode à la Vanille…
Lazy weekend poll ~ Haiku challenge 2013!
Today, our fourth annual Haiku Challenge (if you like, you can check out 2010, 2011 and 2012 for inspiration).
Pick a perfume or a perfume house (or really, anything related to perfume), write a haiku about it. Use the simplified English form — your haiku should have three lines, the first line with five syllables, the second line with seven syllables and the third line with five syllables. You can put the perfume name in the title if that makes it easier, and at any rate, don’t stress over the rules of traditional haiku — this is just for fun…
CEW Beauty Awards ~ 2013 Winners
CEW (Cosmetic Executive Women) held their annual beauty awards yesterday. The winners for this year’s awards in fragrance are:
Women’s Scent Prestige ~ Marc Jacobs Dot
Women’s Scent Mass ~ Halle Berry Closer
Men’s Scent ~ Viktor & Rolf Spicebomb…